Fly paper support



y 31, 1932- J. VAN s. BLOODGOOD 1,861,378

FLY PAPER SUPPORT Original Filed Jan. 26, 1927 Patented May 31, 1932UNITED STATES JOHN VAN S. BLOODGOOD, OF SETAUKET, NEW YORK FLY PAPERsurron'r Refiled for abandoned case 163,737, filed January 26, 1927.This application filed August 21, 1931.

Serial No. 558,599.

This invention relates to' fly paper supports.

An object of the invention is to provide a fly paper support which is inthe nature of 5 a bat or other manually manipulated device adapted tocatch the flies in the air and not crush them against windows,portieres, furniture and the like, as is done by the ordinary flyswatter.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which supportsthe fly paper in position to catch flies and which is so constructed asto prevent Contact of the sticky fly paper with curtains, furniture,etc.

While I speak of the device as one adapted to catch flies it is ofcourse adapted to catching other flying insects, and I use the term flypaper to indicate any sheet or analogous means supporting stickymaterial on which the flies or other insects will be caught.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a perspective view, partlybroken away, illustrating my improved device;

Figure 2 is a view in longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the device inreversed position;

Figure 4 is a view in transverse section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

1 represents the body portion of my improved device, which is in theform of a bat somewhat shaped after the manner of a tennis racquethaving a central opening 2 for lightness although it is to be understoodthat I do not limit myself to the particular shape of this device nor tothe particular materials employed but I preferably form the same ofsheet metal or other analogous material having a handle or extension 3.

The body portion 1 is provided with a plurality of upwardly projectingspurs 4. These spurs may be of general arrow head shape as shown or theymay be of any other shape over which a sheet of fly paper 5 may bereadily positioned so that the spurs will project through the fly paperand will be shouldered or otherwise formed adjacent their inner ends soas to prevent the fly paper from accidental removal from the support.

These spurs 4: perform two separate independent functions. One is tohold the fly paper on the support and the other is to act as stops toengage a window or article of furniture or other device and prevent thecontact of the fly paper therewith. This posi tion of the device isindicated in Figure 3.

In operation, the handle 3 is grasped and the device moved through theair very much after the manner of a tennis racquet or bat, striking theflies in the air and catching them on the fly paper.

If a fly is on a desk, table, window, etc., the bat can be reversed andeither placed directly over the fly or struck at the fly, and as the flymoves upwardly and outwardly it will come in contact with the fly paperand stick thereon.

The spurs are of such length as to pre clude the possibility of the flypaper being moved into contact with an object and yet do not interferewith the proper manipulation of the device in catching flies.

The spurs are preferably formed from the same material as the support 1,and as the latter may be of sheet metal these spurs may be struck fromthe blank and upwardly at right angles so that the article may bemanufactured and sold at a low price.

It is of course to be understood that any material which functions asfly paper may be employed and that this sheet may be of the same shapeas the support 1 or may take other shapes in accordance with the desireof the trade.

While I have illustrated what I believe to be a preferred embodiment ofmy invention it is obvious that various changes and alterations might bemade in the general form of the parts described without departing frommy invention and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details setforth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaim.

I claim:

A device of the character described, including a body portion having acentral opening, a handle projecting from the body portion, and aplurality of integral upstanding spurs located at the Wall of theopening of the body and adapted to receive fly paper thereover, said flypaper adapted to be supported by the body and held thereon by shoulderson the spurs.

JOHN VAN S. BLOODGOOD.

